Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-18
NATURAL GAS.

from here. an TIT konSekcntly land they
uSeIy be- folks Ia come an take often
their hands at any price at all i wUth
dollar now list fer a peep over the stun
wall at IL The minute "a frllcr finds signs
u lie or nat raj Ea~ vn his plantation D"
needn't lug home his supplies in a quart
jug no more. bur kin roll en- in by the
har'l, Ter signs . them Kind is wuth more
an inch thin Sartln per sure Grass an
'tater farm iS v'uth an acre
'tiucSS yer hugEin' the truth pnoty clus
fer wun>t, Major replied the 'squire:
"but IN hain't none a. them signs cz
likely Ia strike anywhar in our halliwick
- liEhtniu' is 10 kill a crow ruo>riu' on
the North Pole Thuz one thing Eve al
luz wanted to see. " continued the squire.
bat natur' has been a-.in uIs an hain't
never seen il. an thai thing + ths&H'istin'
Of balloon. Til cant hc no balloon
h'i~t"d uuwhar, | m It'd. Mess thur gas
to h'l~I 1t with. s'pu>r if we'd ha had
Cl> here IA g,oi many iClierS with balloons
Il TIA Kim round this WAY an showed Us
balloon raisiu' cV'ry now an then.
Them must he lucky dccstric'S that's got
cas. an Id like I" hey somebody strike il
'round here some r.. ji>t fer the sake a.
hGNin the chance TO see a balloon h'iStin'
Tore turn my toes mp But that's bout
ez liable Ia happen ez it Is fer me To -
ont an find a silver dollar rollin' up hill.
an my name CouCcd in it
Don't Nc hc - c"nSarned sure ~ that,
squire, said the Old settler rnvsterinus-
ly and, Will kn"win' shake Of his head.
I've been thiukiu' lcetle sencp rcadin'
bout them signs q Eas. bg,>h, han't
been only a ihlnkiH. hut I've been "A re
III ~,-,' .
youll see wonders yet afore We paddle
over .1ur,lan. I'm a-piutcr tell We fer Wy.
but hadn't Ortcr squire an if ii want
fer maxim yc 'shamcl a. yerself. an
showin' th't truth squaShed in the mud is
bound To git mp agin if ye give her time.
wouldn't do it. lc uowt remember th't
jiSt ten wears ago rhis month Kim in
from lutte bar hunt didn't bring in
10 bar. but foIchr,. back an up an up
account a. how had shot one an how th'
Were sumpin' fearful an queer an amaz-
in in tn p'furmaucc~ q that bar ar
ter hcn' shot. Mcbhc We member me
a trlliu ye that story. squire. an you {,
tclllu' me right in my teeth th't We know d |
hit some o Yer friends had took To lyiu'. |
but th't ye didn't think any of en- had i, .
50 had cz that. Bat | uiut huIdii' 10 /
gredge, au' now I'll tell !c sumpin' thatll /
Sprise ye.
''E,z toll We at the time, squire | got
the tip ten Year ago this month. th't nm {
less somebody went mp to Steve Groacr's /
hill place an poured a pound or two q
lcad inter "A biz bar th't had sCuatted on |
the farm. th't Steve wouldn't hey ~ live !
stock left 10 pervidc pork an lscf fer his !
wlnterin' over, even if he managed 10 keep /
hi>Self an family thcir>clfS from linu' III /
bars innardS. ! Shuuldcrud my gun an /
went up 10 StcVc's 10 hcy some fun with /
Druin, an 10 save Stcvc's stock an rcSky |
him an his folks from the rampaCiu' bar I
- He's a rp-Snorter. Steve says 10 ne. !
wen / got thar. lie don't think nuthin' |
% luCCin' of cow he SAYS. an We !
don't wanter hey yer weather eye shct !
W en- YOU an him comes together. he says. |
Bars, ! SAYS to Steve, bars is nuts !
fer me an the bigger an SasssiCr they be !
| SAYS. the more | in iy en- says. an |
with that | elm inter the woods to show |
brUin th't tn want room enough here |
below fer nle an him both 'Tain't nee |
esSary fer me To tell - the half dozen or |
more lively skrimmeCe- NE an that bar !
had cz we follercd an chased one another |
round an round them woodS-how he'd !
hide ahind some big tree or stump, an cZ |
| went by. climb on 10 me with all four % |
his feet an yauk an bite an claw an dig |
meat an clothes often me till | sluug him |
oil an made him skin away 10 save his |
bacon: an how I'd lay the same way fer |
him, an Wen he come sneakin' long arter |
ne again. pitch arter him like a mad !
painter. an swat an pound an choke an |
raSSel him till his tongue hung ont. till |
were sorry fer him. an let him git away |
inter the brush aEin 10 rec cooperate FER the |
next round. 'TaInt wuth W lie fer me To |
say anything bout them little skrimmaEoS /
'cept the lgsr un, an that IN wa nj Il |
skrimma-e' but sUmpiu' that'd skcert |
some FOLKS dead in their tracks
''Artcr haviu' a hall Il dozen or so o |
rasscls with this big bar jist fer fun. !
made mp my mind. ez 'twerc gettin' late, !
nn' ez Steve Groncrs folks was mchby |
feelin' anxious tu hear which was gUinter !
run the farm. them or the bar. tht the |
next heat with bruin would be for keeps. |
l guess the ol' fellcr had made up his !
mind the same way. fer when | run aCin |
him the las time he were riZ up on his !
hind legs right on the edge o Deep Rock |
Gully. an were waitin' for me with his |
jaws wide open. Iunslung my gun. an' |
takin' aim AT one q the bars fore paws |
llblEiAt Il W iIs- MN an HEINZ MIN ttilt
away from the edge a the gully fore | /
tackled him. The ball hit the paw an !
the bar rhvcw'd EN- both up. But he |
tErow'd EN- up too far, an he fell over |
back rdS an went head foremost inter |
the gully. Deep Rock Gully hain't an
inch less II fifty foot from top TO bottom |
an the walls i ez steep cz the side of a |
house. Went up TO the edge an looked |
Z, l. 1.y1,,' "a.
face at the bottom, whar them queer |
cracks IS III the ground, an lac We're a
howiin Ike hurricane an kickin' like Il
mule Their he laid, an he want able 10
raise up. Tn want no way o geItin'
down 1" him 'ccpt by tumhln' down eZ
lie had, an il ever anybody were poppin'
mad were. ez ! Sec my meat layin'
at the bottom a. that gulley. an the crows
a-cc;hrrin' la hes a picnic with il. The
more k"p' my eyes on that bar the
ma6dcr | got, an l Were ji>t about To- roll
an tumble an slide down the side . that
gnilcy ruthcT t.4au 20 back home an s:iy
t,I'l I'd lei tGe crows steal Il bar away
FROM me. Wen | see funny change
comm over the bar. He didn't howl so
much an his kicks want 50 vicious.
Then his hind parts began 10 lift them
sefs up often the ground in 4 cur Gus sort
o way. and SWUNG an hobhc'l i'll the air.
They KEEP riSn' higher an higher till the
bar were act ally standing on his head,
an swayin' u NJ fro ez if Il wind wele
BLOWN hir an he roulds't help it. The
sight was 80 uncommon out q the reg lar
way bars has a actin that il seemed
skecry, an felt e. if Ia ruther he home
diCCin' my 'taters. But hep' on gain
AT the bar u Circusin' at the bottom o the
gully. and 'twan't long 'fOrs The hull big
carcaee begun TO raise right up often the
ground an come -tioatin' up oUtcn that
gully fer all the world ez If twant
more II a feather. The bar come up
ards tail foremost, an l noticed th't he
looked consid able pulled out like, maxim
him seem ike har'l sailin i'll the air.
Ez the bar kim afioatin' ont % the Cep's
| could feel my eye, begin TO bulge an
nv knees to shake like jumpn jacks.